High motivation is a death,job relocation,having a baby and need more space,retiring and need less space,sickness in family,job loss,divorce etc.Low motivation is wanting a move up home,neighbors are okay but would like nicer area,just want to see if a buyer will pay our price,we want to test the market etc.Sometimes a sellers motivation can change over a short period of time.You need to spot these potential clues when taking a listing.This will tell you that they might not be as realistic today but they will be soon if you work on them a little over time.I could go on and on but I hope this helps some.Any specific questions just ask.

I have a 3-month-old newborn so that is my big WHY.

I'm a teacher, worked very hard to save and my husband and I have a new baby, so I'm very eager to have a good experience.

As I mentioned too, legally, it can be predatory dealing or financing, opinion may have little to do with it if a deal blows up later on, depends on who is pinching the baby.

And when home, she doesn't expect to take care of the baby...

@Daniel SmithThink of your Gold Rush analogy but with the consideration of all those gold nuggets having babies who grow up and have little gold nuggets of their own... and before long there is Gold Nugget overcrowdingIn real estate investing, we aren't dealing with a finite number of houses or tenants like there is a finite amount of gold to be mined --- long term, our population growth will generally keep pressure on housing demand and inflation - and therefore create future cashflow and profit for the LONG TERM investor.  

We are taking baby steps :)

Start small, take baby steps, toe dip, pilot trade, only use money I can afford to lose -- these are the rules I have in place to protect myself from myself.As a former homeowner for 33 years (I was my own landlord and tenant), I can empathize with the landlords on BiggerPockets.

 Good advice Ty and Mike thank you.I think a majority of people like to buy what they can afford when it comes to their home, and often buy a starter home and move on to a bigger home when they figure out there's a baby about to be on the way or they get a raise etc.  

I know this is going to sound stupid but this was our first house and the whole home buying experience was overwhelming, we had a newborn at the time and just getting through the process and into the house seemed like a win at the time, so my memory of these important details are not great.